Bursar (Chief Financial Officer) Trinity University

Trinity University is a private Christian university. It was established with a view to delivering tertiary education that is highly comparable to that delivered by any other internationally recognized University, particularly by the renowned world universities.

Trinity University aims at equipping learners with exceptional academic and professional knowledge that is unequivocally essential in overcoming challenges in one’s personal and public life. The university focuses further at producing graduates that are equipped with good and dynamic leadership qualities that are indispensable in meeting national and global challenges, especially those which are social, economic, scientific and technological in nature. It is in this belief that the education programmes offered at the university, notwithstanding learners’ religious inclination reflect Zambia’s needs and cultural and traditional identity as people belonging to the global world.
The primary goal of Trinity University is to educate and stimulate our learners in innovation and excellence and in generation of a prudent quest for more knowledge, especially through research. Thus, the university demands scholastic excellence from all academic and support staff and from students as well.

As a Christian University, Trinity University stands to be guided by Christian principles, heritage and we embrace diversity. The university believes that intellectual and spiritual pursuits go hand in hand, as essential ingredients, not only for growth of the advancement of global sustainable development. It is the university’s aspiration that our students will reflect this heritage upon graduation.

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Job Description

The Bursar will manage the Accounts department of Trinity University. He/She will need to absorb the ins and outs of our collection process and undertake various administrative tasks to ensure that everything is organized and documented. The ideal candidate should be extremely detail-oriented when on the job and have excellent people skills. He/She may need to manage employees, maintain relationships with third-party partners, and work with government or local compliance officers.

Responsibilities:

• Preparing business activity reports, financial statements, and forecasts. -Ensuring financial legal requirements are met.
• Developing financial reporting systems.
• Finding ways to reduce or maintain costs by studying financial reports and business processes.
• Analyzing market trends to discover business opportunities and maximize profits.
• Aiding management in financial decisions.
• Maintaining up-to-date financial systems knowledge.

Requirements:

• Holder of ACCA or ZICA
• 3+ years’ proven work experience in a similar position and management experience
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent ability to problem solving along with solid analytical skills, understanding of the business process, and systems optimization.
• Comfortable interacting with all levels of management in multiple areas.
• Strong knowledge of financial reporting.
• Ability to review data and make relevant management decisions.
• Strong financial systems and business administration understanding.